Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 276 (N.I. 2)

      The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1997 No. 276 (N.I. 2)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

  Made 12th February 1997 
  Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER


PART I

INTRODUCTORY
1. Title and commencement.
2. Interpretation.

PART II

RULE OF THE ROAD
3. Rule of the road.

PART III

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
4. Traffic regulation orders.
5. Experimental traffic control schemes.
6. Temporary suspension of traffic regulation orders or experimental traffic control schemes.
7. Temporary traffic regulation.
8. General traffic regulations.
9. Supplementary.

PART IV

PARKING PLACES
10. Power of Department to provide parking places.
11. Additional powers in respect of off-street parking places.
12. Provision of access to premises through off-street parking places.
13. Provisions as to use of parking places.
14. Offences and proceedings in connection with parking places provided under Article 10 or 11.
15. Designation of parking places on roads for which charges may be made.
16. Charges for parking in designated parking places.
17. Regulation of designated parking places.
18. Supplementary provisions relating to designation orders.
19. Offences relating to parking places on roads where charges may be made.
20. Acceptance of payment as bar to proceedings under Article
21. Parking devices for designated parking places.
22. Offences in connection with parking devices.
23. Mishandling of parking devices, etc.
24. Public service vehicle plying for hire in parking place.
25. Parking attendants.
26. Acquisition and inspection, etc., of apparatus.
27. Protection of Department from liability.

PART V

TRAFFIC SIGNS
28. Traffic signs.
29. Power to provide signs.
30. Warning devices for indicating temporary obstructions.
31. Warning of danger to traffic.
32. Power of constable, etc., to place traffic signs.
33. Interference with, or damage to, traffic signs.
34. Unauthorised signs.
35. Powers of Department relating to the removal of signs.

PART VI

SPEED LIMITS
36. General speed limit on restricted roads.
37. Restricted roads.
38. Speed limits on roads other than restricted roads.
39. Speed limits for particular classes of vehicles.
40. Temporary or experimental speed limits.
41. Traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions.
42. Exemption for fire engines, etc.
43. Contravening speed limit.

PART VII

TRAFFIC WARDENS
44. Employment of traffic wardens.
45. Employment of traffic wardens as parking attendants.
46. Uniform of traffic wardens.

PART VIII

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES
47. Power of constable to require removal of vehicles.
48. Power of constable to remove vehicles.
49. Power of Department to remove vehicles.
50. Obstructing removal of vehicles.
51. Disposal of vehicles by a police officer.
52. Disposal of vehicles by the Department.
53. Disposal of vehicles by district council.
54. Recovery of expenses connected with removed vehicles.

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS
Disabled persons
55. Disabled persons' badges.
56. Wrongful use of badge.
57. Enforcement powers.
Road safety
58. Provisions for safety of pedestrians, etc.
59. Pedestrian crossings.
60. School crossings.
Offences
61. Offences.
Other miscellaneous provisions
62. Permits authorising carriage of greater weights.
63. Repayment of charges.
64. Power to install equipment for detection of traffic offences.
65. Inquiries.
66. Power to prohibit or restrict use of vehicles on certain bridges.
67. Prospective exercise of powers.
68. Hovercraft.
69. Trolley vehicles.
70. The Crown.
71. Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners
72. Application of speed limits to Belfast Harbour Estate.
73. Transitional provisions.
74. Regulations and orders.
75. Amendments and repeals.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule 1 -  Traffic regulation orders.

  Schedule 2 -  Experimental traffic control schemes.

  Schedule 3 -  Temporary traffic regulation.

  Schedule 4 -  Orders under Article 10, 13 or 15.

  Schedule 5 -  Orders under Article 36(3)(a), 37 or 38.

  Schedule 6 -  Inquiries.

  Schedule 7 -  Entries to be inserted in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

  Schedule 8 -  Amendments.

  Schedule 9 -  Repeals.

 Explanatory Note
 
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